For four days the agricultural stage will be filled with the world’s media, politicians from Cardiff Bay, Westminster and further afield, as well as celebrities, visitors and thousands of animals that descend on the Llanelwedd showground for an occasion that celebrates the very best of Welsh agriculture.
Please see our programme for each day below, with more details to follow nearer the time.
11:00am - 11:20am
Setting the scene with Wales' new First Minister
On the opening day of this year’s show, we are joined by the First Minister of Wales
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS who will give a short address.
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Farming in a Volatile and Uncertain World
Chair: Kath Whitrow, NFU Cymru LFA Board Chair
Speakers: Rohit Kaushish, Chief Economist, AHDB
Ian Burrow, Head of Agriculture and Renewable Energy at NatWest/RBS
Ed Barker, Head of Policy & External Affairs, AIC
Tom Rees, NFU Cymru Crops and Horticulture Board Chair
10:10am - 10:50am
Meet the new Cabinet Minister
Come and meet the Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, Llyr Gruffydd MS
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Gareth Raw Rees Scholarship Awards
Gareth Raw Rees MBE was a respected Welsh farming leader and advocate for
young people whose legacy lives on through a scholarship helping young farmers broaden their knowledge through travel.
2:30pm - 3:30pm
NFU Energy
Powering the future of Welsh farming: Energy, efficiency and opportunity
4:00pm - 5:30pm
DPJ Foundation
Hope, Resilience & The Future of Farming Wellbeing, a special 10th anniversary celebration
11:00am - 12:30pm
Rural and Cyber Crime Prevention in Wales
Chair - Gary Yeomans, NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board Chair
Speakers - Kirsty Hyslop, Vehicle Crime & MI Specialist NFU Mutual
Garry Williams, NFU Cymru Rural Crime Lead
Dewi Owen, North Wales Police
Allan Rush - Dyfed Powys Police
12:15pm
Cattle Ring
NFU Cymru Tug of War Competition
2:00pm
Wales YFC NFU Cymru Rugby Final (Men's & Women's)
2:45pm - 4:45pm
Wales YFC Rugby and Tug of War Presentation
11:30am - 12:30pm
NFU Cymru/NFU Mutual Wales Woman Farmer of the Year Award
Who will be crowned the winner for 2026?
The NFU Cymru/NFU Mutual Wales Woman Farmer of the Year Award celebrates outstanding women
who make a significant contribution to Welsh farming, rural communities and the future of agriculture in Wales.
